• 시스템엔지니어링학술지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.94-107
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• 2022

Accidents prevention and mitigation is the highest priority of nuclear power plant (NPP) operation, particularly in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi accident, which has reignited public anxieties and skepticism regarding nuclear energy usage. To deal with accident scenarios more effectively, operators must have ample and precise information about key safety parameters as well as their future trajectories. This work investigates the potential of machine learning in forecasting NPP response in real-time to provide an additional validation method and help reduce human error, especially in accident situations where operators are under a lot of stress. First, a base-case SGTR simulation is carried out by the best-estimate code RELAP5/MOD3.4 to confirm the validity of the model against results reported in the APR1400 Design Control Document (DCD). Then, uncertainty quantification is performed by coupling RELAP5/MOD3.4 and the statistical tool DAKOTA to generate a large enough dataset for the construction and training of neural-based machine learning (ML) models, namely LSTM, GRU, and hybrid CNN-LSTM. Finally, the accuracy and reliability of these models in forecasting system response are tested by their performance on fresh data. To facilitate and oversee the process of developing the ML models, a Systems Engineering (SE) methodology is used to ensure that the work is consistently in line with the originating mission statement and that the findings obtained at each subsequent phase are valid.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.994-1001
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• 2007

Changes in shear force value, transverse sections, myofibrils and intramuscular connective tissue of bovine skeletal muscle exposed to the combination of high-pressure up to 400 MPa and heat (30 and $60^{\circ}C$) were studied. The shear force value decreased by pressure-heat treatment up to 200 MPa at 30 and $60^{\circ}C$, and then slightly increased over 200 MPa at $30^{\circ}C$. Shear force values of treated muscles were lower than those of untreated ones. Gaps between muscle fibers in the untreated muscle were a little clear, and then they became very clear in the treated muscles up to 200 MPa at 30 and $60^{\circ}C$. However, the gaps reduced significantly over 200 MPa at $30^{\circ}C$. The remarkable rupture of I-band and loss of M-line materials progressed in the myofibrils with increasing pressure applied. However, degradation and loss of the Z-line in myofibrils observed in the muscle treated at $60^{\circ}C$ was not apparent in the muscle treated at $30^{\circ}C$. The length of the sarcomere initially contracted by pressure-heat treatment of 100 MPa at $30^{\circ}C$ seemed to have recovered with increase of the pressure up to 400 MPa. In the muscle treated at $60^{\circ}C$, the length of sarcomere gradually decreased with increase of the pressure up to 400 MPa. In the treated muscles, changes in the honeycomb-like structure of endomysium were observed and accelerated with increase of the pressure. A wavy appearance clearly observed at the inside surface of endomysium in the untreated muscles gradually decreased in the treated muscles with increase of the pressure. Tearing of the membrane was observed in the muscles treated over 150 MPa at $30^{\circ}C$, as observed in the sample pressurized at 100 MPa at $60^{\circ}C$. The roughening, disruption and fraying of the membrane were observed over 200 MPa at $60^{\circ}C$. From the results obtained, the combination of high-pressure and heat treatments seems to be effective to tenderize tough meat. The shear force value may have some relationship with deformation of intramuscular connective tissue and myofibrils.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.917-922
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• 2008

A disintegrin-like and metalloprotease (reprolysin type) with thrombospondin type 1 motif (ADAMTS1) plays a critical role in follicular rupture and represents a major advance in the proteolytic events that control ovulation. In this study, a 9,026-bp DNA sequence containing the full coding region, all 8 introns and part of the 5'and 3' untranslated region of the porcine ADAMTS1 gene was obtained. Analysis of the ADAMTS1 gene using the porcine radiation hybrid panel indicated that pig ADAMTS1 is closely linkage with microsatellite marker S0215, located on SSC13q49. The open reading frame of its cDNA covered 2,844 bp and encoded 947 amino acids. The coding region of porcine ADAMTS1 as determined by sequence alignments shared 85% and 81% identity with human and mouse cDNAs, respectively. The deduced protein contained 947 amino acids showing 85% sequence similarity both to the human and mouse proteins, respectively. Comparative sequencing of three pig breeds revealed one single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) within exon 7 of which a G-C substitution at position 6006 changes a codon for arginine into a codon for proline. The substitution was situated within a PvuII recognition site and developed as a PCR-RFLP marker for further use in population variation investigations and association analysis with litter size. Allele frequencies of this SNP were investigated in seven pig breeds/lines. An association analysis in a new Qingping female line suggested that different ADAMTS1 genotypes have significant differences in litter size (p<0.01).

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2016

Hepatic duct confluence injury, which is developed by blunt abdominal trauma, is rare. Conventionally, bile duct injury was treated by surgical intervention. In recent decades, however, there had been an increase in radiologic or endoscopic intervention to treat bile duct injury. In a hemodynamically stable patient, endoscopic intervention is considered as the first-line treatment for bile duct injury. A 40 year-old man was transferred to the emergency department of ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ trauma center after multiple blunt injuries. Contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography performed in another hospital showed a liver laceration with active arterial bleeding, fracture of the sacrum and left inferior pubic ramus, and intraperitoneal bladder rupture. The patient presented with hemorrhagic shock because of intra-peritoneal hemorrhage. After resuscitation, angiographic intervention was performed. After angiographic embolization of the liver laceration, emergency laparotomy was performed to repair the bladder injury. However, there was no evidence of bile duct injury on initial laparotomy. On post-trauma day (PTD) 4, the color of intra-abdominal drainage of the patient changed to a greenish hue; bile leakage was revealed on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Bile leakage was detected near the hepatic duct confluence; therefore, a biliary stent was placed into the left hepatic duct. On PTD 37, contrast leakage was still detected but both hepatic ducts were delineated on the second ERCP. Stents were placed into the right and left hepatic ducts. On PTD 71, a third ERCP revealed no contrast leakage; therefore, all stents were removed after 2 weeks (PTD 85). ERCP and biliary stenting could be effective treatment options for hemodynamically stable patients after blunt trauma.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.1188-1194
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• 2000

Objective : Internal carotid-posterior communicating artery(IC-PC) aneurysms can be clipped easily without any special preparations. Occasionally, however, it is difficult to clip the low-lying IC-PC aneurysms without some kinds of additional procedures. Clinical Material and Methods : We experienced four cases of low-lying IC-PC aneurysms, which the intradural anterior clinoidectomy and/or anterior petroclinoid fold(APF) resection was essential to expose the proximal side of the aneurysmal neck and/or proximal control. One patient harbored two low-lying IC-PC aneurysms bilaterally. The patients were divided into two groups according to the necessity of anterior clinoidectomy : Group I(n=4) that needed an intradural clinoidectomy and/or APF resection and Group II(n=29) that had IC-PC aneurysms, easily clipped without any special preparation. Also, various radiometric parameters were measured through the preoperative angiograms. Results : The incidence of such aneurysms was 12% among a total of thirty-three surgically treated IC-PC aneurysms during lasr 3 years. Among four cases, three cases presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage and all aneurysmal sac projected to postero-inferior direction. In our study, We initially considered the necessity of intraoperative anterior clinoid process(ACP) removal and/or resection of APF in cases of shorter distance less than 5.6mm between the proximal aneurysmal sac and tip of the ACP(p<0.001), and the proximal portion of aneurysmal neck has located below the interclinoid line(p=0.001). Conclusion : Through a careful preoperative evaluation, some radiometric parameters can be used to determine whether the ACP should be removed in clipping of the low-lying IC-PC aneurysms. Unlike to total removal of the ACP, the intradural partial anterior clinolidectomy and/or APF resection, which are more familiar to surgeons, reduce the risks of the premature rupture, operative time, and also contribute a more precise clip placement with proximal control than the extradural clinoidectomy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.60-65
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• 1980

We have experienced 2 cases of the hunshot wound sof the chest involving cardiac injuries at department of the thoracic surgery, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital during I year from April I 1979 to Jan. 1980. In one case of two patients , he was a 22 years old man who was transported to this emergency room 4 hour 10 minutes after having gunshot wound of the left chest by helicopter. Physical examination showed small inlet in left 3rd ICS and left parasternal border, large outlet in left 8th ICS and left scapular line, no breath sound on left side and distant heart sound. chest roentgenography demonstrated marked pleural effusion in left side and mediastinum shifted to right. As soon as chest X-ray was taken, the bleeding through penetrating wound became profuse and cardiac arrest ensued. Closed chest cardiac massage was started and vigorous transfusion continued, but no effective cardiac activity could not be obtained. The patient was pronounced dead due to exsanguinating hemorrhage from wuwpected cardiac wounds. In this critically injured patient with evidence of intrathoracic hemorrhage and suspected cardiac penetration, only emergency thoracic exploration and immediate surgical control of bleeding points might offer the maximum possibility of survival. The other case was a 23 years old man who was transferred to the emergency room 4 hours 50 minutes after having kmultiple communicated fractures of sternum and linear fracture of right mandible by a missile. Examination revealed about 30% skin loss of the anterior chest wall, weak pulse of 96 beats/min., distant heart sound and decreased breath sounds bilaterally. finding on the chest X-ray films showed multiple sternal fractures, marked pericardial effusion indicating hemopericardium. So, the patient was moved immediately to the operation room where, after endotracheal tube inserted, a median sternotomy was performced. A hemorrhagic congestion of the right upper lobe and marked bulging pericardium were disclosed. The pericardium was opened anterior to right phrenic nerve and exsanguinating hemorrhage ensued from the 0.5cm lacerated wound in the auricle of right atrium. The rupture site of right atrium was occluded with non-crushing vascular clamps and then was over sewn with interrupted sutures. It was thought to be highly possible that he was alive long enough to have cardiorrhaphy because of cardiac tamponade, which prevented exsanguinating hemorrhage. He was taken closed reduction for linear fracture of right mandible 2 weeks after repair of ruptured right auricle in dental clinic. This patient's post-operative course was not eventful.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.18-25
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• 2018

산업의 발전에 따라 화학물질 중 독성물질의 종류와 사용량도 함께 증가하였고 이에 따라 산업현장에서의 사고 발생 가능성과 사고 영향성도 높아질 것으로 예측된다. 특히 독성물질의 누출은 인명 및 인근 지역의 환경에 치명적인 피해를 주기 때문에 누출사고 시 대피 및 안전거리 계산은 매우 중요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 액체성상의 독성물질의 경우 알고리즘을 새롭게 제시하였으며, 벤젠 및 아크릴로나이트릴을 선정하여 영향범위에 대하여 알아보고자 한다. 시나리오는 화학물질 안전원의 지침대로 최악의 시나리오 분석 시 10분간 전량 방출할 경우와, 즉시 방출하여 독성 액체가 방류벽을 범람할 경우로 하였으며 대안의 시나리오는 저장용기의 연결된 배관의 부분 파열로 인하여 누출공이 생긴 경우로 하였다. 각각의 시나리오에서 방류벽의 유무를 중심으로 연구를 진행하였으며 그로부터 기상 및 지형조건에 따라 ALOHA(Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres) 프로그램을 사용하여 ERPG-2(Emergency Response Planning Guideline) 농도의 끝점 도달거리를 알아보았다. 그 결과 데이터를 통하여 그래프 및 회귀식으로 나타내었고, 이러한 자료는 피해범위를 예측함으로써 비상상황 발생 시 비상대책 자료로 활용될 수 있기를 기대한다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.2534-2546
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• 2021

Nuclear emergency preparedness and response is an essential part to ensure the safety of nuclear power plant (NPP). Key support technologies of nuclear emergency decision-making usually consist of accident diagnosis, source term estimation, accident consequence assessment, and protective action recommendation. Source term estimation is almost the most difficult part among them. For example, bad communication, incomplete information, as well as complicated accident scenario make it hard to determine the reactor status and estimate the source term timely in the Fukushima accident. Subsequently, it leads to the hard decision on how to take appropriate emergency response actions. Hence, this paper aims to develop a method for rapid source term estimation to support nuclear emergency decision making in pressurized water reactor NPP. The method aims to make our knowledge on NPP provide better support nuclear emergency. Firstly, this paper studies how to build a Bayesian network model for the NPP based on professional knowledge and engineering knowledge. This paper presents a method transforming the PRA model (event trees and fault trees) into a corresponding Bayesian network model. To solve the problem that some physical phenomena which are modeled as pivotal events in level 2 PRA, cannot find sensors associated directly with their occurrence, a weighted assignment approach based on expert assessment is proposed in this paper. Secondly, the monitoring data of NPP are provided to the Bayesian network model, the real-time status of pivotal events and initiating events can be determined based on the junction tree algorithm. Thirdly, since PRA knowledge can link the accident sequences to the possible release categories, the proposed method is capable to find the most likely release category for the candidate accidents scenarios, namely the source term. The probabilities of possible accident sequences and the source term are calculated. Finally, the prototype software is checked against several sets of accident scenario data which are generated by the simulator of AP1000-NPP, including large loss of coolant accident, loss of main feedwater, main steam line break, and steam generator tube rupture. The results show that the proposed method for rapid source term estimation under nuclear emergency decision making is promising.

• 지적과 국토정보
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.221-235
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• 2020

인구증가 및 산업화에 따른 급속한 도시화로 인해 지표 중심의 토지이용에 한계가 나타남에 따라 지하공간에 대한 개발과 활용이 점차 증가하고 있다. 이러한 현상은 한정된 국토공간을 효율적으로 활용한다는 측면에서 큰 장점을 가지는 반면 이로 인해 싱크홀, 지하시설물 파손과 같은 재난재해가 발생할 수 있다는 단점도 가지고 있다. 2014년도에 전국 각지에서 발생했던 싱크홀을 계기로 2015년부터 15종의 지하정보를 통합한 지하공간통합지도가 구축되고 있으나, 그 이후에도 고양시 온수관 파열, 서울 아현동 통신구 화재 등이 지속됨에 따라 지하정보의 품질 향상에 대한 요구가 증대되고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 지하공간통합지도의 품질 향상을 위해 공간데이터 품질과 관련된 표준, 규정 및 지침 등을 분석하여 지하공간통합지도 제작 작업규정 내 명시된 품질검사 기준 및 방법을 개선하기 위한 방안을 마련하고자 하였다. 특히 지하공간통합지도를 통해 관리되는 15종의 지하정보 중 사고 발생의 가장 큰 원인이자, 국민들의 일상생활에 반드시 필요해 라이프 라인(life line)이라고도 불리는 관로형 지하시설물을 대상으로 데이터 품질관리를 위한 개선방안을 제시하였다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.8-20
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• 2003

천연가스는 서울에서 새로운 도시가스로서 지하배관망루 벨브스테이션을 통하여 공급되어 왔다. 그러나 천연가스는 편리함과는 대조적으로 운송시스템의 오류 또는 부주위한 취급으로부터 화재 및 폭발을 야기할 수 있는 매우 실제적인 잠재위험성을 가지고 있다. 따라서 이 연구의 주요 목적은 전형적인 배관망을 구성하는 공급설비의 신뢰성을 평가한 후 주요 잠재위험성의 확인 및 위험성평가를 수행하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 Fault Tree Analysis와 Event free Analysis에 의해 서울의 임의의 지점 두 곳을 설정하여 최종적인 단계(top event)로서 밸브기지의 소규모 누출과 대규모 누출, 각 도시가스회사로의 천연가스공급중단을 설정하여 각각에 대한 발생빈도의 값을 알아보았다. 그 결과 소규모 누출시 DC, DS 밸브기지에 대하여 각각 3.29, 1.41의 값으로 나타났으며, 대규모 누출에 대하여는 1.90$\times$$10^{-2}$, 2.32$\times$$10^{-2}$, 또한 도시가스회사로의 천연가스공급중단에 대한 각각의 기지에 대한 수치는 2.33$\times$$10^{-2}$, 2.89$\times$$10^{-2}$로 나타났다. 또한 단위 지역 공급설비에 대한 전체적인 신뢰도와 기기별 신뢰도의 계산함으로서 기기와 공급망간의 상호관계성의 인식과, 전체 설비 굽에서 중요한 부분과 좀더 강조되어야 할 부분을 찾아내기 위해 Minimal Cut Set 방법을 사용한 결과, DC 밸브기지의 경우, 기기단위별로는 6, 7, 26, 27 등이 취약함을 보여주고 있으며, 또한 basic event 26, 27의 조합으로 인한 천연가스공급중단의 위험이 가장 크므로 이 부분에 대해서 하나의 라인이 병렬로 추가되어야만 좀더 안정적이고 위험부담이 적은 시스템으로 운영할 수 있다. 이러한 경우 공급중단의 고장율이 1/4로 줄어드는 효과를 가지게 된다. DS 밸브기지의 경우, basic event 4가 천연가스공급중단의 원인의 92%를 차지하고 있다. 그러므로 이 부분의 portion을 낮춰준다면 전체의 고장율도 낮춰질 수가 있고 이 부분에 같은 종류의 라인을 추가로 설치하면 고장율이 약 1/10로 줄어드는 효과를 보게 된다. 또한 기기단위별로는 6, 7, 26, 27 등이 가장 취약한 것으로 나타났다. 이 부분에 대해서는 안전장치나 설비를 추가로 갖추거나, 혹은 점검기간의 주기를 줄이도록 하는 것이 필요하다. 향후 본 연구에서 다루어진 신뢰도 측정방법을 각 공급설비에 대해 적용한다면 좀 더 효율적으로 공급설비의 신뢰도를 계산, 분석할 수 있고, 천연가스공급설비의 안전성 향상에 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.